Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which inhibit the activity of Olig2. Also described herein are methods of using such Olig2 inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating cancer and other diseases. In particular the Olig2 inhibitors may be used to treat glioblastoma.

The present invention relates to novel ACSS2 inhibitors having activity as anti-cancer therapy, treatment of alcoholism, and viral infection (e.g., CMV), composition and methods of preparation thereof, and uses thereof for treating viral infection, alcoholism, alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), obesity/weight gain, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, inflammatory/autoimmune conditions and cancer, including metastatic cancer, advanced cancer, and drug resistant cancer of various types.

The present invention discloses an amide compound containing substituted acetophenone structural fragments, having a structure shown by general formula I:

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The definitions of substituents in the formula are shown in the description. The compound of the present invention has broad-spectrum fungal activity, and has excellent control effects on cucumber downy mildew, wheat powdery mildew, corn rust, cucumber anthracnose, cucumber botrytis and tomato botrytis.

The present invention relates to compounds of formula M ##STR00001##
in which R.sup.M has the meaning indicated in claim 1, to liquid crystal mixture comprising the same, to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, as phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tunable “reflectarrays”.

The present invention is related to processes for preparing ruxolitinib, or a salt thereof, and related synthetic intermediates related thereto.

Provided is a novel compound which has an excellent Aβ aggregation inhibitory effect and is useful as a pharmaceutical. An amide compound represented by the formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein Z represents CH or N; A and B are the same or different and each represents —CH.sub.2—, —O—, —S—, or —NH—; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and each represents a branched alkyl group, a branched alkenyl group, an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, or an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic group; and R.sup.3 represents a branched alkyl group, a branched alkenyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, or an optionally substituted aralkyl group. ##STR00001##

Improved methods of synthesizing 6-aryl-4-aminopicolinates, such as arylalky and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates and arylalkyl and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates, are described herein. The improved methods include a direct Suzuki coupling step, which eliminates the protection/de-protection steps in the current chemical process, and therefore eliminates or reduces various raw materials, equipment and cycle time as well as modification of other process conditions including use of crude AP, use of ABA-diMe, and varying pH, catalyst concentration, solvent composition, and/or workup procedures. This invention was expanded to include synthesis of 2-aryl-6-aminopyrimidine-4-carboxylates.

Improved methods of synthesizing 6-aryl-4-aminopicolinates, such as arylalky and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates and arylalkyl and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates, are described herein. The improved methods include a direct Suzuki coupling step, which eliminates the protection/de-protection steps in the current chemical process, and therefore eliminates or reduces various raw materials, equipment and cycle time as well as modification of other process conditions including use of crude AP, use of ABA-diMe, and varying pH, catalyst concentration, solvent composition, and/or workup procedures. This invention was expanded to include synthesis of 2-aryl-6-aminopyrimidine-4-carboxylates.

The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) wherein the variable have the meanings as indicated in the claims, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. The active ingredients have advantageous pesticidal properties. They are especially suitable for controlling endoparasites in warm-blooded animals. ##STR00001##

The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) wherein the variable have the meanings as indicated in the claims, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. The active ingredients have advantageous pesticidal properties. They are especially suitable for controlling endoparasites in warm-blooded animals. ##STR00001##